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    Posted: 13 Oct 13 at 6:34pm
So what's the story here? I thoroughly enjoyed reading the interview, and well impressed by the results in that Endeavour doo dah,
I don't remember seeing that name in any of the Olympic results, why is such an obvious talent constrained to a class of ageing alcoholics and other reprobates?

What's the history, I'm not given to hero worship, and I've not really comes across the name other than in some odd references here, it seems like some genuine talent is going to waste, or has he been there done it much earlier and happy to enjoy racing for the sake of it, in which case even more kudos is due.

Nothing I respect more than someone holding down a proper job yet still sticking it now and again.

Anyone care to give a brief history without embarrassing the guy (does he even read or post here?).

Excellent result though don't you agree?

Oh and lets not forget his crew in this instance, are they always together? In which case my bad for not acknowledging Alan Roberts in the header, I'm sure he must be equally sh*t hot.

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Has a normal job, a young family that takes up time. Won the OK world's a few times, b14 Euros phantom nats,d1 nats as well as a whole host of other things. Thoroughly nice chap as well. The diet of person you like to win things
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You read the interview, but missed the bit where he says why he chose not to pursue the Olympic/pro path?
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He had a dabble in the Finn a few years ago and did pretty well for a non-pro. 

I think it is clear how talented he his but to be an Olympian is a career choice these days, perhaps some choose not to make a career out of their hobby. 
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To add to that we have a number of very talented sailors who have for what ever reason never been to an Olympics. 

Ian Southworth, Jim hunt, Geoff Carveth, Ian Pinell and a few others. Pro sailor is a career now. 
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Well tbh when I did it, it was a cursory interest since he was one of the runners and riders in the Endeavour, I guess I didn't take it all in, I did try to go back and find it for a bit of a re read, but do you think i can, it moves so fast that home page, so much chaff, it blocks the radar and anyway I'd rather have some anecdotal stuff from any of y'all having met or raced against him, knew him as a kid, where he came from etc..
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Graeme, Nick's been around for a while on the dinghy scene (do you ever read the news on this site or do you just stick on the forum?).

We at the YJA (Yachting Journalists' Association) hold him in high regard - see http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/161136/Nick-Craig-wins . The other finalists the year he won the YJA Yachtsman of the Year were Ben Ainslie and Dee Caffari!

Yet he's still known as 'Specky' (and an extended version of that name) by the Enterprise crowd!

As L123456 mentioned, there are many very good sailors who have chosen not to go the Olympic route due to work/time/family/lifestyle choices. I'd definitely add Ben Vines to that list.
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Originally posted by Mark Jardine

Graeme, Nick's been around for a while on the dinghy scene (do you ever read the news on this site or do you just stick on the forum?).We at the YJA (Yachting Journalists' Association) hold him in high regard - see http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/161136/Nick-Craig-wins . The other finalists the year he won the YJA Yachtsman of the Year were Ben Ainslie and Dee Caffari!Yet he's still known as 'Specky' (and an extended version of that name) by the Enterprise crowd!As L123456 mentioned, there are many very good sailors who have chosen not to go the Olympic route due to work/time/family/lifestyle choices. I'd definitely add Ben Vines to that list.


Pretty much stick on the forum and if anything comes up refer back, hence coming across the interview, (which I now can't find to re read).

This guy got six bullets in a high grade fleet of one designs on a weekend which appeared to me to have mixed conditions. Getting 6 wins in a One Design, normally means the conditions suited the body weight and/or ideal condition of the individual, but there seemed to me to be a fair old selection of good crews in that line up, plus tide, plus wind variety, so something special must be going on (or he got consistently lucky in a fast boat), I'd read that name somewhere before so am interested to know how he got to this place and why he's sticking to it, I also believe that in sailing, it's not always about youth and late developers who do things for the sheer joy of doing it make far far better competitors than RYA squad fodder.

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He actually got 7 bullets... in a row.

Interview at http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/172467/Interview-with-Nick-Craig

If you type 'Nick Craig interview' into the search box at the top right it's pretty easy to find...
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Doh thanks Mark, 7 bullets, woh now I'm even more impressed.
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